Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The closing date for receipt of applications under Phase 1 of the National Reserve which included ‘young farmers’ and ‘new entrants’ was 31 March 2015 and some 6,000 applications were received by my Department. The closing date for receipt of applications under the Young Farmers Scheme and Phase 2 of the National Reserve is 29 May 2015. Processing of applications has commenced and my Department is currently corresponding directly with individual applicants to request further information in support of their applications. Applications under the National Reserve and/or Young Farmer Scheme cannot be fully processed until a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application has been received and processed for each farmer concerned and land details verified.

The person named submitted an application under the ‘new entrant’ category of the National Reserve. Also, Department records indicate that the person named has never held Single Payment entitlements. In this regard she may be eligible to apply for an allocation of entitlements under the Scottish Derogation. Detailed Terms and Conditions for the Scottish Derogation are available on my Department’s website . The closing date is 29 May 2015. My Department can be contacted directly at lo call 0761 064447 if any further information is required.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated under the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18531/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The closing date for receipt of applications under the Young Farmers Scheme is 29 May 2015. My Department has no record of having received an application under the Young Farmers Scheme from the person named. My Department will contact the person named directly in the coming days to discuss his particular circumstances and potential eligibility for an application under the Young Farmers Scheme.